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pietica

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin pedica, with this form probably crossed with or influenced by pertica.[1][2]

Noun

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pietica f (plural pietiche)

  1. a device used to hold tree trunks that are to be sawed

References

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  1. ^ pietica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “pietiche”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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